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George Dunton Widener (June 16, 1861 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman who died in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. [1] Early life.
Founded by Peter Arrell Browne Widener (1834–1915) and his wife, Hannah Josephine Dunton (1836–1896), it was once one of the wealthiest families in the United States. Widener was ranked #29 on the American Heritage list of the forty richest Americans in history, with a net worth at death of $23 billion to $25 billion.
Widener (left) with his mother Eleanor Elkins Widener and architect Horace Trumbauer in Harvard Yard during the planning for Widener Library, c. 1912.. Widener was born into the prominent and wealthy Widener family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the younger son of George Dunton Widener and Eleanor Elkins, and brother to Harry Elkins Widener (1885–1912) and Eleanor Widener Dixon (1891–1966).
The collection had been assembled by Widener and his younger son, Joseph E. Widener. Peter Widener died at Lynnewood Hall at the age of 80 on November 6, 1915, after prolonged poor health. [1] He was predeceased by his elder son George Dunton Widener and grandson Harry Elkins Widener, both of whom died when RMS Titanic sank in 1912.
Widener was born September 21, 1861 [1] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [2] Her father was the wealthy businessman William Lukens Elkins. She attended Vassar College for one year but left to marry George Dunton Widener, the son of her father's business partner, Peter Arrell Browne Widener, on November 1, 1883. [1]
Eleanor Elkins Widener (1861–1937), wife of George Dunton Widener, survivor of RMS Titanic sinking, responsible for Harry Elkins Widener Library at Harvard University; George D. Widener Jr. (1889–1971), thoroughbred racehorse owner; Joseph E. Widener (1871–1943), thoroughbred owner/breeder
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In 1971, on the death of his mother's childless surviving brother George Dunton Widener Jr., Fitz Jr. inherited his uncle's entire estate, including the 500-acre (2.0 km 2) Erdenheim Farm in Whitemarsh Township, Pennsylvania, and took over the running of the Widener Foundation. [6]